No. 6 Quay Street, Galway
Change of use of a retail premises to a café within a protected structure.
17275 · Galway City Council · Lodged 25 September 2017
- Reference
- 17275
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of an existing retail premises to a café/coffee shop. The property is a protected structure (RPS Ref. No. 8105) located on Quay Street in Galway.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use of existing retail premises to a café/coffee shop and all associated site services (protected structure rps ref. No. 8105)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 51 m |
| 6 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 51 m |
| 12 Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane, Galway | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 51 m |
| 9 Kirwins Lane, Galway, Co Galway | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 23, Kirwans Court, Kirwans Lane | Jul 2025 | €501,000 | 51 m |
| 40 The Waterfront, Bridge St, Galway | May 2025 | €280,000 | 82 m |
| 25 The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 85 m |
| Saint Helens, Flood Street, Galway | Jun 2025 | €900,000 | 90 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received25 September 2017
- Further information requested16 November 2017
- Further information received6 March 2018
- Decision due2 April 2018
- Decision issued28 March 2018
- Appeal submitted24 April 2018
- Appeal decided22 October 2018
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